Rinker shore power charging system

RinkerFish

I have a new to me 1999 Rinker 272 with a Guest shore power charging system. I have it plugged in a majority of the time but my batteries never seem to have a strong charge. 1 battery is new, the other is a year old. Can someone explain this system? Do I leave the breaker to "off" when charging? Do I leave the battery indicator to "both" when charging?

MarkB

The battery switch should be left as is, where battery circuits are independent, no need to combine in "both" setting.

The shore power has many isolation switches that need to be turned on to run the charger.

First can I ask do you have both starboard and portside shore power, or just the one? In any event, there will be a shore power main isolation switch, it could be at the back of the boat or it could be on the electrical panel. Once you connect your shore cable (assuming breaker at pedestal is on), then you turn on the shorepower switch.

After that you turn on the 110V main board switch.

After that you turn on the battery charger switch.

That's when you have 110V going to the battery charger and charging your batteries.

Cableguy Greg

The switch above your GFI outlet needs to be turned on for the shore power to work.

RinkerFish

RinkerFish

Just a port side shore power. Here is a picture.

Dano

 I have the same system.  I connected to shore power, turned the breaker on at the "pole" and flipped the 110 on the board to ON.  AC "green" came on, and the battery charger red indicator light (port aft of the engine compartment) came on.  

GFI on the 110 is on, however, no power to the dash.  

If I turn the selector to one of the batteries, everything works.  

Shouldn't the shore power alone be enough? Am I missing a breaker?  

Hamdog

Sounds like it is working fine. The helm is run by battery power not your 110. That's why the helm works when you turn on your battery.

Dano

Thanks Hamdog & Alswagg. That's a relief.  We had it stored for a year and a half, and I thought I was forgetting something.